STRIVE, STRIVING
ADJECTIVES
1822 ► ETTLING ambitious, pushing, striving → Sc.
ADVERBS
1400 ► ABOUTWARD orig, striving, trying, contriving, tending towards; later being about to, going → obs.
NOUNS
1549 ► AFFECTATION a striving after, aiming at; a desire to obtain, earnest pursuit → obs.
1615 ► OBLUCTATION striving or struggling against something; resistance, opposition → obs.
NOUNS, PERSON
1721 ► KEMPER one who strives or contends; a fighter; a keen and vigorous worker, esp. one who strives to outdo his fellows → Sc.
1823 ► ETTLER one who makes great efforts or strives after anything → Sc.
1923 ► CAMPIE → CAMPY one who strives, contends, or works vigorously → Sc.
VERBS
– BANDY to contend, to strive, to fight …1588
– BARGAIN to contend, to strive, to struggle, to fight …1375 Sc. obs.
– BATE to contend, to quarrel, to fight, to strive with blows or arguments …a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– BREAK ONE’S ASS to exert oneself to the limit of endurance; to toil, to labour, to strive furiously …1941 Amer. sl.
– BUST ONE’S ASS to exert oneself to the limit of endurance; to toil, to labour, to strive furiously …1941 Amer. sl.
– CAMP to strive with others in doing anything, e.g. drinking …1587 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– DEBATE to fight, to contend, to strive, to quarrel, to wrangle …c1340 obs.
– ETTLE to attempt, to endeavour; to strive after, to struggle hard to obtain …1725 Sc.
– GAINSTRIVE to strive or struggle against; to oppose; to withstand …1549-62 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– HACK AFTER to aim at, to strive for …1393 obs.
– HEAVE to put forth effort; to endeavour, to labour, to strive …c1374 obs.
– HEAVE AT to aim at, to strive after …1535 obs.
– KEMP to strive, to struggle, to contend …1816 Sc.
– RANGE to strive or reach after; to stretch over …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– REAM to strive after; to attempt to get anything greedily; to covet …1876 Eng. dial.
– SCRANNY to scramble, to strive, to contend …Bk1904 Eng. dial.
– TAVE to strive, to toil, to labour …1863 Sc.
– TEW to toil, to labour; to work hard; to pull, to struggle; to contend, to strive …1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– TILL to strive, to exert oneself, to labour, to work …c897 obs.
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